texture- the looks and feels of a rock. grains-something that gives rock its texture, such as peices of minerals and other rock. igneous rock- a rock created by the cooling of magma, lava,or molten rock. sedimentary rock- a rock created by peices of other rock or the remains of plants and animals,crushed,pressed and cemented together. metamorphic rock- a rock made when an already made rock changes from heat and pressure, or chemical reaction.
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Section 5.1 Classifying Rocks
Volcabulary
texture- the looks and feels of a rock.
grains-something that gives rock its texture, such as peices of minerals and other rock.
igneous rock- a rock created by the cooling of magma, lava,or molten rock.
sedimentary rock- a rock created by peices of other rock or the remains of plants and animals,crushed,pressed and cemented together.
metamorphic rock- a rock made when an already made rock changes from heat and pressure, or chemical reaction.
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Introduction
*The moon and Earth;same building blocks
How Geologists Classify Rocks